Lake watch 5:40 to 10am
65 Whimbrels ( 7:44, 7:58, and 8:11am)
On Monday 5 whimbrels were seen 1 at 8:14 and 4 at 11am
Other Shorebirds
Sanderling 2
Spotted Sandpiper 18
Least Sandpiper 43
Dunlin 89 several small flocks arrived between 7:30 and 8:15
Killdeer 5
Semi-palmated Plovers 8
Other Species observed
Loons: 23 Common and 1 Red-throated
Waterfowl: White-winged Scoter 33, Greater Scaup 3, Common Goldeneye 1,
Bufflehead 8, Gadwall 9, and 610 Red-breasted Mergansers
Gulls and Terns: Caspian Terns 38, Common Terns 2, Bonaparte's Gull 238 (all
immature), Little Gull 1 immature
1 Turkey Vulture dinning on a Well seasoned Raccoon.
Osprey 3 including one that came in from the north and flew straight south
towards New York State
Herons: Green, Black-crowned and Great Blue
Observed while walking through the park heading west to the GM parking lot.
Good diversity but low numbers of most species
1 Merlin
Warblers, Nashville, Golden-winged, Orange-crowned, Tennessee,
Chestnut-sided, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Blackburnian, Magnolia, Canada,
American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat
Orioles 1 Orchard, lots of Baltimores
3 Indigo Bunting males on tradition territories
Direction:
The McLaughlin Bay Barrier beach can be accessed from either Oshawa Second
marsh (west access point) or Darlington provincial park (east access point)
Oshawa Second Marsh
Exit from the 401 at the Harmony Rd. Exit(419) in Oshawa. Go south on
Farewell St. Colonel Sam Drive. Turn East onto Colonel Sam Drive and follow
to the parking lot at the GM Headquarters. Park in the west parking lot
close to the marsh. The east (GM) platform is visible from the NW corner of
the lot.
To the Barrier Beach head south to the lake and then east along the
shoreline
For a trail map of the Oshawa Second Marsh area visit
www.secondmarsh.com and check the link for a trail map of
the area
Darlington Provincial Park
borders the east side Oshawa Second Marsh/McLaughlin Bay Nature Reserve.
To access the campground and park store area from the east.Take the Courtice
road exit from the 401 and follow the park signs. There is a small parking
lot at the gatehouse. Park here and walk the trail to the south. This will
take you into the campground area. The park store is just south of the main
office past the main gate.
For the Barrier Beach park at the beach parking lot and head west along the
maintained beach.
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